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QB Matt Ryan at Saints
36% (12)

WR Vincent Jackson vs. Chargers
6% (2)

QB Tom Brady vs. Bills
30% (10)

RB Ray Rice vs. Raiders
12% (4)

QB Ben Roethlisberger vs. Chiefs
15% (5)

33 total votes.

START OF THE WEEK

I hope New Orleans' defense had its fun slamming poor Michael Vick to the ground on the regular Monday night -- Philadelphia's offensive line is one of the worst I've ever seen -- because everything is going back to normal this week against Atlanta.

M.V.P. candidate Matt Ryan will have his way with a Saints squad that has allowed 16 touchdowns against only four interceptions.

Ryan threw a fantasy-friendly 104 passes for 724 yards and three touchdowns in two losses to New Orleans last season. Don't expect a third straight game of 50-plus throws, but do expect more standout numbers.

He's thrown for three touchdowns in half his games this season and has three games passing over 340 yards. All of this while only throwing six interceptions.

Who to start: San Diego will attack Tampa Bay the way Oakland did, through the air. I don't believe Philip Rivers (Chargers) will throw 62 times like Carson Palmer did, but he will throw enough to be effective for your fantasy team. The Buccaneers allow a NFL-high 321 yards passing per game. Malcom Floyd (Chargers) has 20 more targets than any other wide receiver on his team. He and Antonio Gates (Chargers) should benefit greatly from this great matchup. Tampa Bay must have time traveled during its bye week. They came back with an improved version of 2010 Josh Freeman (Buccaneers). Freeman has 1,257 yards and 11 touchdowns since the bye with only one interception.

Who to sit: Tampa Bay has been the hardest team to run on in the NFL -- 77 rushing yards per game -- so Ryan Mathews (Chargers) is not advisable this week. It's not like he's given you a reason to be excited anyways. He could be useful in PPR leagues, but in standard leagues, he's a no-go.

Sleeper: I'm going to stop hyping up Danario Alexander (Chargers). He's only the most physically gifted receiver on the team. I'm just saying.

INDIANAPOLIS AT JACKSONVILLE

Obvious starters: WR Reggie Wayne (Colts).

Who to start: I pushed Andrew Luck (Colts) over Bob Griffin -- RG3 to the layman -- in the preseason. Luck and Griffin have done nothing to sway me. They're both awesome, it's just Luck's awesomeness is more reliable. His first career meeting with Jacksonville in Week 3 was sharp: 313 passing yards, two touchdowns and 50 rushing yards. Also, here's the stat of the week: Luck and Peyton Manning both have 2,404 yards through eight games. Rashad Jennings (Jaguars) is averaging only 49 rushing yards per game and 3.0 yards per carry over the past three games since taking over for Maurice Jones-Drew. Indianapolis struggles to stop the run, so Jennings will likely have his best game this week.

Who to sit: Rookie Justin Blackmon (Jaguars) was barely targeted to begin the season. That's finally changed with Blaine Gabbert (Jaguars) looking his way an average of eight times per game over the last five games. The knock is he needs to start doing something with the opportunities. He's only averaging 9.8 yards per catch.